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I had watch this video over and over to be sure I heard the minister of health clearly.
He didn’t mince words or even stammer, came out straight that the reps had to remind him that this was a Novel virus we are dealing with.
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Do you want your wife to always look fresh and young?
Space your children.
Planning your pregnancies leads to healthier babies and fewer medical issues for the woman.
Planning a pregnancy makes sure that your wife recovers from the
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Giving others a shot at life, a chance to live is all that she has done all her life until illness came calling.
She is a medical doctor and public health physician who fights for others to live.
Let’s give her a chance to live. Her name is Dr. Anne Okonma
#SaveDrAnne
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Drink at least 2.5 L of water today
Wash your socks
Take your shoes outside and air dry them
Change your bed sheets and wash the used one.
Wash your towels.
Wash your boxers
Have a good Saturday
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I take on extra housework and chores so that my wife does not have to worry about them. Breastfeeding is very tedious and she needs all the help she can get.
I encourage my wife to take a lot of water and eat well because breastfeeding
#MamaletteMaleChampion
#WBW2019
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Teach your children how to wash their hands after using the toilet, before and after they handle food, after playing with pets, and after disposing trash in the trash can.
Handwashing saves lives and prevents a lot of illnesses.
RT for others.
#365DaysOfHealth
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‘ Doctor please discharge me. I think I am strong enough to go home.’
‘ No madam, you cannot go home now. We need to observe you for a while. You just put to bed some 2 hours ago’
‘ This is not my first time’ she said
Read on !
It’s a thread 🧵
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Avoid wearing the same pair of stockings everytime to avoid smelling feet 🦶 . Use a clean pair every time you wear shoes.
You can buy at least 5 pairs, one for each day of the week.
Air your shoes outside at least once a week. Helps get rid of the smell inside.
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Register your pregnancy as soon as possible. Do not wait until you are far gone into the pregnancy. This allows your doctor or healthcare provider get to know your pregnancy well.
Use a hospital close to where you reside in case of an emergency so that you can get quick medical
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A good doctor knows when to refer.
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Tunde’s groin looked bigger than normal. It had steadily grown over the months.
‘Are you sure you won’t see the doctor for this? Kola asked.
‘No need. I went to the chemist. He said these drugs will clear it’
Read on!
It’s a 🧵
#TalesOfDrRon
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Enough of the the few bad eggs talk.
#EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria
#SarsMustGoNow
Kindly RT
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‘Put Robb for him nose. E go help am breath well for night’ the lady advised.
They called her Aunty nurse but no one knew if she was really a nurse.
Mama Ada nodded her head in affirmation and left for home.
She got the Robb as she went home.
Read on!
#TalesOfDrRon
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Do not punish children for bed wetting .
They don’t do it on purpose.
Some tips :
Monitor their fluid intake
Use the bathroom before they go to bed.
Be patient with them. They will eventually outgrow it.
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Never underestimate the power of a good support system....parents, spouse, siblings , friends
Definitely goes a long way
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I have been working a job portal for healthcare professionals over the past days. It has been a lot of work but also fulfilling.
The idea is to make it easy for healthcare professionals to search for jobs, filter them according to location or specialty, and apply for the
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Dr. Anne is one strong lady that works with all her might and everything she's got. She doesn't give excuses when she's given a duty or has a responsibility to accomplish and even when it's not her duty she goes a long way to make things work.
#SaveDrAnne
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‘ Doc, can we just watch this my blood pressure ? I am not ready to take any drugs now. Don’t worry, I will rest and it will go down’ Tonye told the doctor.
‘I am afraid that you have to take the drugs while we watch ’ the doctor replied.
Read on.
#TalesOfDrRon
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Randomly remembered when I was crisscrossing Nigeria hustling for pathology residency.
UPTH
LASUTH
LUTH
NAUTH
OOUTH
UNTH
FMC Owerri
It was literally exhausting. Not forgetting those who asked you to bring N1,000,000 for slot. 😰😰😰
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That bedsheet that you have been sleeping on for the past three months.
That towel you have been using for the past one month.
Please wash them tomorrow.
Just a gentle reminder.
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‘ Take another cup. You suppose drink 3 cups to make it work well’ Bola told him.
Bola was the local seller.
Dele drank the third cup and squeezed his face.
The liquid he has just taken was dark and had a funny smell.
Read on!
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@olawalesmd
hahahaha. I remember once I had an accident. I was admitted. They said they needed to pass a catether. I said ok. I asked them to come back in a few mins. I locked the door after them. lol
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Her passion for helping and saving others is second to none.
Always willing to go the extra mile for anyone, anytime....is what defines Dr. Anne Okonma
Help me give her a chance to live.
#SaveDrAnne
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‘ So what did the doctor say?’ Shade asked.
‘ He said I am doing absolutely fine. He said my scan result is fine and I should allow the baby time. I am still 27 weeks’ Seun replied.
‘It’s not a good sign’ Shade replied.
Read on!
It’s a 🧵
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Just a gentle reminder that I sell first aid boxes of all sizes.
Get one for your office , car and homes.
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Doctors in LUTH have been working for 9 to 12 months without SALARY.
Like you literally wake up every day, dress up, battle the traffic and go to work: to save lives while yours slowly burns away.
It is really saddening. I really hope something is done quick about it.
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Wash fruits very well before you eat them.
Wash vegetables very week before you cook and eat.
Wash your meat very well before cooking.
You don’t know the conditions where they have been brought from and sold to you.
It prevents a lot of illnesses.
#365DaysOfHealth
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He coughed once.
Then again and then again.
His seat mate looked him over and was surprised.
‘Why was Mr. Funso sweating like this? He just used the rest room’ Dele thought.
Then he coughed up blood.
‘My chest’ Mr. Funso cried.
Read on!
It’s a🧵
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Being a dad means being able to change diapers.
Means being able to do household chores.
Means being able to do assignments with the kids.
Means a lot more than bringing money
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Can Nurses get into Health Tech ?
YES!
One of such roles is a Digital Nurse / Midwife.
The steps to becoming a Digital Nurse or Midwife include:
Getting a nursing degree
Gain clinical experience
Gain Digital skills
Build a portfolio
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In all that you do this week, strive to indulge healthy habits.
Get good sleep
Drink more water
Take more fruits.
Work smart.
Enjoy this week and may you excel.
Happy new week
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Dave entered into the sitting room and Tunde closed the door behind him.
He gasped as he saw Dave’s 9 months old son lying on the sofa.
The boy looked weak and very tired.
‘Oh boy. Wetin do your pikin? He is not looking good at all’
Read on.
It’s a 🧵
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‘ I am going to take a shower’ Mike told Mary as she made to leave for the market.
She went shopping and came back. The door was open.
She went in.
‘Mike! Where are you?’
No answer.
She opened the bathroom door and her feet buckled.
Read on!
It’s a 🧵
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Googling your symptoms is just a bad way of setting yourself up for anxiety that you never bargained for.
See your healthcare provider
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‘You mean she has not yet put to bed? ‘ the doctor asked. He was alarmed 😱.
‘Yes doc. She is still 2 cm’ John replied.
John was the houseofficer and was new in the unit.
‘Let’s go and see her’ and they both headed to the ward.
Read on.
It’s a 🧵
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‘I think you should go have it checked out’ Kelvin advised.
‘Nothing Dey happen jare. Na normal thing. E go disappear in two days...’ Bakare rattled away as he chopped the meat for his customer.
He was done and packed the meat.
Read on!
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Please where a mask when going outside.
If you wear a mask, you protect me.
If I wear a mask , I protect you.
It’s really that simple.
Kindly RT
#FlattenTheCurve
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All men should learn how to examine their testicles just the way women examine their breasts.
Testicular cancer is real.
Ask your doctor to teach you.
#365DaysOfHealth
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I am sure over these past days, most of us have realized how health has taken priority. We all want to live.
Spare a second and join the campaign for those who are fighting for you to be alive, the healthcare workers.
They are not asking for too much
#ProtecttheFrontline
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John was trying to reply some emails when his phone rang.
He saw the name on the screen and picked up.
He kept on working as he answered the phone.
‘Hello’
‘I think I am dying’ Tunde echoed
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‘ God forbid! It is not my portion! Doctor, how can you say that?’ Remi asked.
She was furious.
‘Madam, I need you to understand the potential risks of not doing this surgery now’ the doctor tried to explain.
‘God is in control’ she said
Read on!
It’s a 🧵
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Some doctors are legit scared of mortality reviews.
Reason being that most reviews are not really learning sessions but an opportunity to ‘roast’ the presenter.
It has to change.
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The phone rang incessantly but no one picked.
This was the 7th ring.
If Dare heard the phone, he didn’t act like he did because he was deeply engrossed in what he was doing.
‘This is unusual’ Mike thought from the other end.
Read on!
It’s a 🧵
#TalesOfDrRon
#WBW2109
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When buying tomatoes, look for the very red ones, they are rich in Lycopene which is a very good antioxidant.
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Please don’t engage in random casual unprotected sexual intercourse.
You are at risk of :
Genital warts
HIV
Hepatitis B infection
Hepatitis C infection
Syphilis
#365DaysOfHealth
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@TundeTASH
There is a popular saying that the best place to have a heart attack in Canada is in a taxi cos 90% of the time , your driver is likely to be an immigrant doctor who is battling so hard to get into the canadian healthcare system.
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Dear Healthcare worker, please normalize going for break during work. You need some time out too to eat, drink water , rest small, and stretch your legs before going back to work.
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If you use HMO or just signed up with one, kindly ensure that you read the leaflet that comes with your card.
That leaflet explains all you are entitled to under your plan, extent of benefits, type of ward entitled to and many more.
The back of your card holds this
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@aproko_doctor
I nor dey vex again. What you just said is the answer. I get up early, help her iron her clothes, boil the water for bathing, run the tap. Then always ask before you arrange the shoes and ask which bag she is carrying cos she will just pick something different
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If you are on any medications especially for diabetes and hypertension, this festive period is not a time to abandon them and then continue in the new year.
Please continue taking your medications the way it was prescribed.
Just a gentle reminder.
RT for awareness
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The clap was resounding and deafening.
Chris has just delivered a stellar sales presentation to the company board for review.
He pressed the next slide button.
He opened his mouth but no words came out.
Read on!
It’s a 🧵
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As a medic or healthcare professional, strive to learn new skills outside your practice.
They come in handy and can even help enhance your practice.
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Over 100 doctors have died in Italy due to
#COVID19
and a lot more infected.
Back home in Nigeria, we should not wait till our healthcare workers start dying because we really do not have enough.
Give them PPE, give them protective gowns, give them gloves
#ProtecttheFrontline
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He felt dizzy as he operated the mill. It was a stone crushing mill.
His hands were jittery and he was seeing double. He slumped and fell into the conveyor belt.
The conveyor belt carried him towards the crusher.
Read on!
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If you wear open shoes and sandals a lot, pls try and get a decent and regular pedicure.
Thank you
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Do not wear damp or wet underwear (Boxers or pants ). Make sure that they are properly dry before you put them on.
You can even iron them if you can.
Using or wearing damp/wet underwear is a recipe for fungal infections.
RT for awareness.
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‘You cannot attempt a vaginal delivery. You have an inadequate pelvis which was the cause of the prolonged labour in your first pregnancy’ the doctor explained.
‘But I want to try. My friend said I can try’ Juliet replied.
Read on.
It’s a 🧵
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He rushed into the emergency when he heard ‘doctor! Doctor!
The image he saw stopped him dead in his tracks.
The child opened her mouth rhythmically and close them....is was 4 seconds in between...
Read on !
It’s a 🧵
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If you are a man, don’t repeat a pair of socks twice. Each day, a new pair. This leaves your feet smelling fresh.
Air your shoes at least once a week.
Cut your nails often or get a pedicure if you can. Your feet deserves some TLC
@Healthertainer
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He was said to have been on his way home to see his sick dad and he has been missing for over one week.
Kindly RT till he is found.
#HelpBringDanielHome
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Your chances for a healthy pregnancy are good especially if you take good care of yourself by eating well and starting visits to the doctor early in pregnancy 🤰
Register for Antenatal as soon as possible.
#365DaysOfHealth
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Wash your hand once you are done with the toilet.
Wash your hand before and after eating.
Wash your hand before preparing meals
Wash your hands after handling pets.
#GlobalHandwashingDay
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‘Are you sure you won’t leave it alone? I heard it’s very dangerous to do it’ Alice said trying to dissuade Teni.
‘ I have been doing it every time. You know I have a stubborn skin’ Teni replied.
‘I have told you’ Alice said.
Read on!
It’s a 🧵
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The elderly lady dabbed the blood with a dirty piece of rag.
The little girl screamed and screamed.
Her mother cried but she was helpless.
They said it was tradition.
The bleeding continued and seemed to get worse.
Read on !
It’s a 🧵
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‘Iya Sikira come o. Come and see o. My baby is not breathing o’ Phoebe wailed as she held her baby.
She tugged at the baby’s clothes and there was no movement.
Iya Sikira rushed out with others.
‘Let’s go to the hospital! ‘ she thundered.
It’s a 🧵
#TalesOfDrRon
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Men attending antenatal classes is a win.
Pls attend with your spouses. It really helps
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She came into the office after knocking.
She looked tired.
The nurse showed her a seat.
‘Thank you’ she muttered as she sat down.
‘Good afternoon madam. What seems to be the problem?’ The doctor asked.
Read on.
It’s a 🧵
#TalesOfDrRon
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House job is a necessary phase on the road to independent practice.
Sadly in Nigeria, there is no form of orientation or induction for new doctors . They just resume work and are thrown into the wards with no guide and they are expected to know everything
#HouseOfficersGuide
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Always supervise your children when they play. They may get carried away and end up injuring themselves.
Make sure the playground is safe for your kids to play in. Get rid of potential sources of harm like sticks and rods.
#365DaysOfHealth
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So I got this 2.5 L Jar for my water challenge.
Plan is to finish this in 8 hours and top up.
Skin has to look fresh and glow.
Who is in?
@aproko_doctor
this can be the next challenge.
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‘Ah ! Ah! My back o. My back o’ Tope screamed.
This must be labour, she thought.
She had gone through this journey twice and this was the third time.
‘ we need to get you to the hospital’ her sister told her.
Read on!
It’s a 🧵
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First time close to a bear?
Can you guess where ?
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‘ You have had three cesarean sections and they were for a very strong reason. You cannot attempt a vaginal delivery in this 4th one’ the doctor said .
‘But I heard there is a way around it’ Rita said.
‘ there is none, it will be risky’
Read on!
It’s a 🧵
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‘ You will need some injections for the next 6 days to get well. We will start today’ he said.
He guided her into a smaller room demarcated by a curtain. He picked up a needle, it appeared it had been used.
He withdrew some liquid.
Read on!
It’s a 🧵
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The culture of school shaming doctors during ward rounds is something that also has to stop.
Consultant : ‘Define labour’
Junior doctor: ‘ Labour is the onset of.....
Consultant: ‘Where did you train?’
Junior doctor: School xxxxx
Consultant: ‘ No wonder you don’t know it’
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#SickleCell
by
@ojayfemi
Sickler, i am labelled, yet my name is Chike Shade Usman.
The swelling started from the limbs and gradually it became a monthly tradition.
Bone pains, Chest pains and all round pains, never ending.
It’s a 🧵
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Please wherever you live, please take time to find a good hospital near you and register there.
This is very important in cases of emergencies.
Time is crucial in an emergency.
You cannot live in Ikorodu and have your hospital located somewhere in Lekki.
Pls RT. Thank you
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Dear mothers, good morning. If your pregnancies are not well spaced, your reserves may become depleted and you can come down with nutritional deficiencies. You age faster and look worn out. Please space your pregnancy. It’s good for your health and family.
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If you are asthmatic, this period is one in which you have to take extra care of yourself. A few tips:
Identify your asthma attack triggers and avoid them
Stay away from smoke of any kind including cigarette/shisha smoke.
Stay away from anyone coughing around you.
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‘ There is really nothing we can do about the arm. We will have to amputate’ the doctor told them.
Joseph looked aghast.
‘ But he is just 5 years old! How would he manage in life? Doctor please do something’ his wife pleaded.
Read on!
It’s a 🧵
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‘ How is our little baby doing?’ Mike asked over the phone.
‘He is doing well my love’ Bukola replied smiling.
‘I hope you have taken your routine drugs as prescribed?’
‘Yes I have’ she lied.
‘See you guys soon’ he said and hung up.
It’s a 🧵
Read on
#TalesOfDrRon
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High blood pressure is no longer a disease of the old.
More young people are being frequently affected by hypertension.
Check your blood pressure and know your numbers. Check your blood sugar levels too.
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Hypertension can cause stroke.
Hypertension can cause kidney failure.
Hypertension heart failure.
Hypertension can a heart attack.
Have you checked your blood pressure today?
Know your numbers.
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Steps to finding a health tech job in the Uk. I just saw 819 jobs on NHS jobs.
1) Decide your job of choice e.g project manager, digital project officer.
2) Go to
3) Key in the reference job title in the search bar e.g., "project manager"
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I once saw a lady dropping biscuit wrapper on the floor at a bus stop and I told her to use the trash 🗑 and she blurted out that the government has people whose job is to sweep the roads day and night.
Pls don’t be like her.
Just
#TrashAmWell
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Brush your teeth morning and night to keep them healthy especially at night before you sleep. It removes left over food from teeth crevices. Visit your dentist at least twice a year for scaling and polishing, it keeps plaque off your teeth
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How many of them do you know and who’s your fav?
Tag them when you see them.
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Also don’t ignore your 6 weeks post natal visit . It is also as important as other visits.
Don’t forget to share with your friends so that they can read and learn.
Comments are welcome.
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Whoever edits these videos deserves a massive raise.
I am laughing real hard. Kudos to the
@KraksTV
team.
Please someone should check on
@SirLeoBDasilva
😂. These ladies don carry am dey go where he no know🔥. Women dey shoot abeg
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Officially a Papalette, brand ambassador next.
#worldbreastfeedingweek2019
#WorldBreastfeedingWeek
#WBW2019
#mamalettemaleChampion
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So earlier today, we were on air discussing about how fathers can support their wives to breastfeed.
Remember this week is breastfeeding week and the theme is ‘empower parents, enable breastfeeding.
I will be sharing some tips.
#WBW2019
#MamaletteMaleChampion
It’s a 🧵
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‘ So what’s the way forward doctor? I don’t want my baby to suffer the way I am doing right now’
Rob asked the doctor.
On his face was a mask of sadness and anxiety.
He looked at his wife and his heart broke.
‘ Well....’
Read on!
It’s a thread!
#TalesOfDrRon
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‘Don’t mind those doctors. They like operation too much. Small thing they will say operation’ Uju said.
Raluchukwu listened with attention as Uju spoke passionately.
‘I know you can deliver normally’ Uju reassured her.
Read on.
It’s a 🧵
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It’s not a bad time to promote my hustle /business.
If I don’t, who will ?
So I started
@mri_media
as a solution to the problems faced by health brands, startups, health associations, non governmental organizations.
It’s a 🧵
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A small crowd had gathered around.
Mike knocked more than five times and no response. They had not seen Bob for two days.
‘Are you sure you won’t break the door? His phone is not connecting’
They broke the door, opened it and gasped.
Read on!
It’s a 🧵
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